An Attic terracotta calyx-krater, a bowl for mixing wine and water, attributed to the Persephone Painter, ca. 440 BCE, Classical period. The Metropolitan Museum's own catalogue tags the vase with Odysseus alongside Men and Women, though the museum's record carries no narrative description naming which episode of his story is shown. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 41.83, Greek and Roman Art department, gift of Amelia E. White, 1941.
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Date of Creation Attributed To Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectOdysseus, the hero of Homer's Odyssey 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistoryGift of Amelia E. White, 1941 1 Attributions
TraditionAncient Greek religion and mythology 1 Physical Form
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/4 x 14in. (36.2 x 35.5cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Odysseus, Figures The Met's own catalogue tags this Attic calyx-krater with Odysseus, its own controlled-vocabulary identification of the hero, though the record carries no narrative sentence naming which episode of his story is shown, hence stance associated rather than holds.
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